Germany, Heer. A Tropical Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Hermann Aurich visually-hidden MAC DONELL

MAC DONELL

discolouration of the exposed area on the navy blue felt of the medal bed

Type I with the Royal Crown

with the logo of the same maker

reverse engraved S/SGT

Germany, Heer. A Tropical Belt Buckle for Enlisted Ranks, by Hermann Aurich visually-hidden MAC DONELL(Heer Tropen Grtelschnalle fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark grey painted magnetic steel, the obverse bearing a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated within a ribbed ring bearing an inscription of GOTT MIT UNS (GOD WITH US), the reverse with a loop and claws emanating from a functional roller, the latter retaining an original olive drab canvas strap, maker marked with the logo of Hermann Aurich, Dresden,